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February 8, 1969
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Bears Boast Array Of All-Stars
HERSHEY, Pa.— The Eastern Division leading Hershey Bears will have an armful of candidates for the American League’s all-star teams this season. On defense there’s Ralph Keller, Barry Ashbee and Mike Mahoney. Among the forwards are wingers Michel Harvey, Chuck Hamilton and Don Marcotte, while at center is Gil Gilbert. And among the goalie crop is long John Henderson, who is having one of his finest years in pro hockey. Keller, in his eighth AHL season, is one of the league’s top scoring blueliners. The Wilkie, Saskatoon product ranks fifth among the Bears’ point parade with seven goals and 27 assists for 34 points. And right behind him is Mahoney with 26 points, ten coming on goals. “Keller. Mahoney and Ashbee all are having a fine year,” said coach Frank Mathers. “They certainly have to be considered…
NHL TEAM LINEUPS
MONTREAL Goal, Vachon, Worsley, Defense, Laperriere, J.C. Tremblay, Harris, Hillman, Savard, Forwards, Beliveau, G. Tremblay Backstrom, Duff, Cournoyer, Provost, Rousseau, Richard, Ferguson, Redmond, Lemaire. TORONTO Goal, Gamble, Bower. Defense, Pilote, Prono-vost, Horton, Pelyk, Dorey. Forwards, Ellis, Ullman, Oliver, Keon, Mickey, Walton, F. Smith, Henderson, Pulford, Armstrong, Sutherland. CHICAGO Goal, Dryden, Dejordy, Defense Marotte, Young, Reid, Ravlich, Stapleton, Jarrett, Forwards Orban, Martin Pappin, B. Hull, D. Hull, Mohns, Nesterenko, C. Maki, Wharram, Schmautz, Mikita. NEW YORK Goal, Giacomin, Simmons, Defense, Hamilton Brown, Park, Neilson, Seiling. Forwards, Gilbert, Nevin, Fleming, Jeffrey Hcdfield, Stewart, Balon, Ratelie, Goyette, Marshall, Tkaczuk. DETROIT Goal, Crozier, Edwards, Sawchuk. Defense, Baun, Douglas, Popiel, Bergman, Harris. Forwards, Unger, Howe, Delvecchio, F. Mahovlich, MacGregor, Libett, Hatoum, Stemkowski, Monteith, Prentice. BOSTON Goal, Cheevers, Johnston. Defense, Orr, Green, Westfall, Smith, Doak Awrey. Forwards, Esposito, Hodge, Bucyk, Cashman, Sather, Sanderson, Stanfield, McKenzie, Shack, Murphy,…
PASSING THE PUCK
• MINNESOTA NORTH STARS passed the 300,000 mark in attendance last Saturday… Wren Blair is determined that his team is going to move into the fourth spot in the Western Division standings … One of the hottest rookies in the NHL right now is Dick Sarrazin of the Philadelphia Flyers. Although he missed the first third of the schedule the 22-year-old Sarrazin, youngest member of the Fivers, scored 10 goals and assisted on 21 others in 29 games. Now playing his second season as a professional, Sarrazin is just one ot 10 rookies to perform for the Flyers this season. General Manager Bud Poile has been more than pleased with the showing of his first-year players … Emile Francis refuses to take credit for the improved play of the Rangers since…
Hockey Races
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (Standings on Mon. Feb. 3) GAMES COMPLETED Tues. Jon. 28 Toledo 2 ot Columbus 1 Wed. Jan. 290 Port Huron 2 ot Dayton 2 Des Moines 1 at Fort Wayne 1 Muskegon 3 at Toledo 8 Fri. Jan. 31 Port Huron 3 at Des Moines 5 Toledo 3 ot Muskegon 2 Dayton 3 at Columbus 0 Sat. Feb. 1 Fort Wayne 3 at Muskegon 8 Port Huron 2 at Des Moines 7 Dayton 2 at Toledo 5 Sun. Feb. 2 Toledo 2 at Dayton 6 Fcrt Wayne 0 at Columbus 2 LEADING SCORERS (Including Games of Fri. Jan. 24) ONTARIO JUNIOR A’ (Standings on Tues. Feb. 4) GAMES COMPLETED Tues. Jan 28 Peterborough 8 ot London 8 Kitchener 3 ot Oshawa 3 Montreal 5 at Niagara Falls 2 Thurs. Jan. 30 St. Catharines 4 at Hamilton 3 Toronto 1 at Peterborough 2 Fri. Jan. 31 London 3 at Montreal 4 Homilton 1 at Niagora Falls 4 Oshawa 1 at Kitchener 3 Sun. Feb. 2 Toronto…
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